...for state treasurer, Aiken Republican state Sen. Greg Ryberg is taking on a South Carolina political stalwart. GradyPatterson Jr. has served 32 years as treasurer, losing only one election, in 1994. Mr. Patterson is so esteemed that a...

...coming months. Sen. Greg Ryberg, R-Aiken, is campaigning for that role as he challenges 30-year incumbent GradyPatterson. Mr. Patterson and his Democratic colleagues, Comptroller James Lander and Gov. Jim Hodges, have been accused...

...all that and more falls on the treasurer's shoulders. For most of the past 40 years, that's been Democrat GradyPatterson. But four men - Rick Quinn, Thomas Ravenel, Greg Ryberg and Jeff Willis - face each other in the Republican primary...

...including state Sen. Greg Ryberg, of Aiken, to win the GOP nomination in June. He will face Democratic incumbent GradyPatterson, who had held the treasurer's office for 36 of the past 40 years, in the November general election. "We need...

...his failed 2004 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate. Mr. Ravenel is currently running against state Treasurer GradyPatterson, a Democrat, who told reporters about the fine Thursday. The federal agency said Mr. Ravenel did not file reports...

...Board of Economic Advisors, all are Republicans. While Mr. Ravenel handily defeated incumbent Democrat Treasurer GradyPatterson, it's a safe bet that few voters even know who Mr. Rainey is or what he does. His agency, the Board of Economic...